Disc golfers don’t expect their courses to be as groomed as TPC Boston, but they do need easy-to-walk paths and clearly defined tees.

The Recreation Department recognizes this and needs volunteers to help complete its 18-hole course at Dacey Field. Winding through 30 acres of woods, the rudimentary course has been labeled "decent" by dgcoursereview.com, which has rated some 5,000 courses across the United States.

But maintenance continues to the walking trails and footbridges used by players to get from hole to hole. Soon there’ll be a kiosk with scorecards and rulebook and separate tee markers for adult and youth players at each hole.

Relying on volunteers, the department will put up detailed signs listing the distance and par, remove intrusive briers and brush from the network of pathways and reinforce the footbridges.

Early last month, the Conservation Commission approved the department’s request to work within commission-owned land.

"There is a little bit of maintenance that needs to take place before we deem it safe for people to go out there," Director of Recreation Ryan Jette said.

Last year volunteers cleared sections of the woods and installed chained steel baskets — the holes. Jette said the course fits nicely into the natural layout of the park.

Though rough, the course has quickly become poplular. But Jette would prefer that people wait until the department finishes its work, urging patience.

"We are not advertising it for people to get out and play," he said.

The course has even found fans beyond town lines. Jette said the department recently received a request from the New England Flying Disc Association to stage a tournament there.

It’s not hard to find players, as the state has a strong disc golf community. "It seems to be a very fast-growing sport," he said. "There are probably about 20 courses in Massachusetts. There are even disc golf stores."

Like traditional golfers, disc golfers need to record low scores. But instead of swinging drivers and wedges, they throw different-sized discs depending on the type of shot they need to make.

The department aims to open the course next spring. After that, Jette said, disc golf will become a part of its spring and summer recreation offerings.

"We’ll be working with some of the physical education departments to introduce this sport to the schools," he said.

Those interested in volunteering may contact Jette at 508-520-4909 or rjette@franklin.ma.us.